Answering the Cry for Freedom: Stories of African Americans and the American Revolution

Uncover the lives of thirteen African-Americans who fought during the Revolutionary War.

Even as American Patriots fought for independence from British rule during the Revolutionary War, oppressive conditions remained in place for the thousands of enslaved and free African Americans living in this country. But African Americans took up their own fight for freedom by joining the British and American armies; preaching, speaking out, and writing about the evils of slavery; and establishing settlements in Nova Scotia and Africa. The thirteen stories featured in this collection spotlight charismatic individuals who answered the cry for freedom, focusing on the choices they made and how they changed America both then and now. These individuals include: Boston King, Agrippa Hull, James Armistead Lafayette, Phillis Wheatley, Elizabeth "Mumbet" Freeman, Prince Hall, Mary Perth, Ona Judge, Sally Hemings, Paul Cuffe, John Kizell, Richard Allen, and Jarena Lee. Includes individual bibliographies and timelines, author note, and source notes.

Binding Type: Hardcover
Publisher: Calkins Creek Books
Published: 10/04/2016
ISBN: 9781629793061
Pages: 240
Weight: 1.80lbs
Size: 10.10h x 8.00w x 1.10d

Review Citations: Kirkus Reviews 01/01/0001
Kirkus Reviews 08/15/2016
Booklist 10/01/2016 pg. 40
School Library Journal 10/01/2016 pg. 140
Voice of Youth Advocates 12/01/2016 - Recommended - Hard To Beat

Accelerated Reader Quiz #/Name: 185709 / Answering the Cry for Freedom: Stories of African Americans and the American Revolution
Reading Level: 7.7 / Interest Level: Middle Grade / Point Value: 7